06_Prince_Countys_forgotten_military_past_p_19-22.pdf

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Prince Countys forgotten military past

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Graham, Allan ; Graham, Jessie

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Island Magazine

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Prince Edward Island Museum

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As one drives through the tranquil
beauty of western Prince County,
Prince Edward Island, it is hard to
imagine the wartime military importance
of this area thirty years ago.
Prince County formed one of the main
strategic zones of the Atlantic region
during the Second World War, supporting
four installations. The only one
which remains in use is Canadian
Armed Forces Base Summerside.
Gone and almost forgotten are the
airport and bombing-gunnery school at
Mount Pleasant, the emergency landing
strip and hangar at Wellington, and
the radar base at Tignish. Other military
locations — the search and rescue
stations at Tignish Run and at Alberton
South, and the target areas at Higgins
Wharf and on Hog Island—are similarly
remembered by few. This article
shall deal primarily with the Mount
Pleasant and Tignish military installations,
while giving mention to the little
airstrip at Wellington.

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Prince Edward Island Museum

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1976

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Document

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vre:islemag-batch2-8

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01

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en_US

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Prince Countys forgotten military past

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Graham, Allan ; Graham, Jessie

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Island Magazine

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Prince Edward Island Museum

description

As one drives through the tranquil
beauty of western Prince County,
Prince Edward Island, it is hard to
imagine the wartime military importance
of this area thirty years ago.
Prince County formed one of the main
strategic zones of the Atlantic region
during the Second World War, supporting
four installations. The only one
which remains in use is Canadian
Armed Forces Base Summerside.
Gone and almost forgotten are the
airport and bombing-gunnery school at
Mount Pleasant, the emergency landing
strip and hangar at Wellington, and
the radar base at Tignish. Other military
locations — the search and rescue
stations at Tignish Run and at Alberton
South, and the target areas at Higgins
Wharf and on Hog Island—are similarly
remembered by few. This article
shall deal primarily with the Mount
Pleasant and Tignish military installations,
while giving mention to the little
airstrip at Wellington.

publisher

Prince Edward Island Museum

date

1976

type

Document

format

application/pdf

identifier

vre:islemag-batch2-8

source

01

language

en_US

rights

Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.